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  <h1 class="topictitle1">Configuring the Backup Network Plane (Applicable to FusionCompute 8.7.0 and Later Versions)</h1>
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   <p>This section describes how to configure an independent backup network plane for CNA hosts to implement LAN-based backup and restoration. If the independent backup network plane is not configured, the management plane is still used for backup and restoration.</p>
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    <h4 class="sectiontitle">Procedure</h4>
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     <li><span>Log in to FusionCompute.</span></li>
     <li><span>Click <span><img src="en-us_image_0000001840427138.png"></span> in the navigation tree on the left to go to the <strong>Resource Pool</strong> page.</span></li>
     <li><span>Click the <strong>Host</strong> tab and select the CNA host for which you want to configure an independent backup network plane.</span></li>
     <li><span>Choose <strong>Configuration</strong> &gt; <strong>Network</strong> &gt; <strong>Logical Interface</strong>, click <strong>Add Service Management Port</strong> to go to the <strong>Add Service Management Port</strong> page.</span></li>
     <li><span>On the <strong>Port Binding</strong> page, select the network port of the host NIC that connects to the service plane and click <strong>Next</strong>.</span><p></p><p><span><img src="en-us_image_0000001886554869.png"></span></p> <p></p></li>
     <li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001840260694__li196484843619"><a name="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001840260694__li196484843619"></a><a name="li196484843619"></a><span>On the <strong>Connection Settings</strong> page, complete the configuration by referring to <a href="#EN-US_TOPIC_0000001840260694__table17871112123912">Table 1</a> and click <strong>Next</strong>.</span><p></p><p><span><img src="en-us_image_0000001887130285.png"></span></p>
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         <b>Table 1 </b>Parameter description
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          <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="50%" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.6.2.2.2.3.1.1 "><p>Name</p></td>
          <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="50%" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.6.2.2.2.3.1.2 "><p>User-defined network plane name.</p></td>
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          <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="50%" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.6.2.2.2.3.1.1 "><p>VLAN ID</p></td>
          <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="50%" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.6.2.2.2.3.1.2 "><p>VLAN ID planned for the service management plane. The value <strong>0</strong> indicates that no VLAN tag will be carried.</p></td>
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          <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="50%" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.6.2.2.2.3.1.1 "><p>IPv4 Address</p></td>
          <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="50%" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.6.2.2.2.3.1.2 "><p>IP address of the service management port of the host.</p></td>
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          <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="50%" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.6.2.2.2.3.1.1 "><p>Subnet Mask</p></td>
          <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="50%" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.6.2.2.2.3.1.2 "><p>Subnet mask planned for the service management plane.</p></td>
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          <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="50%" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.6.2.2.2.3.1.2 "><p>This configuration is required only when storage links need to communicate with each other over Layer 3.</p></td>
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          <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="50%" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.6.2.2.2.3.1.1 "><p>Available Services</p></td>
          <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="50%" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.6.2.2.2.3.1.2 "><p>Select <strong>CBT Traffic Management</strong> and deselect other options.</p></td>
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     <li><span>On the <strong>Confirm Info</strong> page, confirm the current configuration, and click <strong>OK</strong>.</span><p></p><p><span><img src="en-us_image_0000001887178313.png"></span></p> <p></p></li>
     <li><span>Log in to the agent host as user <strong>root</strong>.</span></li>
     <li><span>Run the following command to open the configuration file:</span><p></p><p><strong>vi </strong><em>/opt</em><strong>/DataBackup/ProtectClient/Plugins/FusionComputePlugin/conf/hcpconf.ini</strong></p>
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        <p>In the preceding command, <em>/opt</em> indicates the ProtectAgent installation directory. Replace it with the actual installation directory.</p>
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     <li><span>In the <strong>[FusionCompute]</strong> section of the configuration file, change the value of <strong>IP4LanbaseToken</strong> to one of backup agent host's IP addresses that is reachable to the IP address configured in <a href="#EN-US_TOPIC_0000001840260694__li196484843619">6</a>, and save the configuration file.</span><p></p><p>For example, if the backup network plane IP address planned on FusionCompute is 192.168.198.22 and IP address 192.168.198.61 of the backup agent host is reachable to 192.168.198.22 of FusionCompute, change the value of <strong>IP4LanbaseToken</strong> to 192.168.198.61.</p> <pre class="screen">IP4LanbaseToken=192.168.198.61</pre> <p><span><img src="en-us_image_0000001886567025.png"></span></p>
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        <p>The backup agent host on which this operation is performed can only be used to back up and restore VMs on the CNA host configured with an independent backup network plane.</p>
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